Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-11-12

OChutg bIS que QAS nsrUNh
 the rock and the wsters of life have flow.
 ed forth sloog your canals to your fields your gardens, your orchards and youl
 vineyards. She has laughed with you
 ID your fields of golden harvest. She
 has lad her hand upon the mane oi
 your prsneiug s.eed. and has sped like
 she wind, with you, to count your il ,cks
 upon thousand hills. She hsS tanned
 the iron nastodou and harnesssd him
 to the wheels of commerce upon the
 hlshEsys Of steel. She has opened his
 throttle, and ihe swiftest courser, with
 ringing bell end & shrek that wakes the
 echoes, has bounded over mountains snd
 terOss valleys. With her c-nnIng in-
 ser she has touched ;he wires aud it has
 sent tidiDSs oi great joy to every cisy
 snd hamlet. She is here to-day. with
 graceful step and fl .shirs eye and radi-
 hni trce, ready to twire ;he laurel on the
 herO's eroT and hans her s%ord to his
 giri'c. ln tee olGen time, when one
 gallant knight desired 10 express t0 Gr-
 o.aer bis highest grE.ituce, he gave him
 DIS sword with the iDidDctInn "zhen you
 Bear of my disEouor, break ii.' The people of Arizons, desiring To express
 their gratitude for these great schisve-
 ments, have charged me to speak for
 them here. To'vCu. General, the suc-
 cessiui ommander, who planued and di-
 rected this campaign; through you 10
 the CommBuder-i in- Chief Of the Army,
 who has approved your :plGDs and pol
 lolesi through you to the officers and
 men ot your command, vbo have bravpd
 every hardship, they wish me to speak I fhEHF H l. n directed me to hand you theIT sgord.
 In Tue service o' your county, you had
 already won glory enOugh. You and
 your fathers before yOu. hsye achieved
 Ligh hooOr Gnd destinc,ion in every var
 o' :he Republic. It is not tha 1t odd to
 ycur renown, but that you nay have
 some evidence that this commonwealth
 is grateful. Ton shall not vesi it among
 the courtiers who surround throne. Ton will not draw il at the command of
 sny dssp-t, I; shall be the badge of
 your profession, and the -nsig1a of your
 rank among the citizen soldie,s of the
 Rre,t Republic. In your hsnl it shall
 flash in defence of evil libsrt, and to
 maintain upon .esrth, GovernpeHt "by
 be people, Of the people and for the
 people"
 GEN. MILES SPEECH.
 HR PBEsIDEST-Ladies auj Gentle men-To serve oDe's county duty
 that affords the patriot more Isppiness
 than ought else; to protect theinnOcent
 and defend the Gcieuc- les hssosen the ! highest ambition of tine so.der from
 time immsmUrsl. The true knight who buckled on his armor to engage m ! just cause found his richest bwaTd in ! The approval of his country me; and Iu
 gratitude to ihe soldier no FOple gre more ready than Jur own to accord mer- lied praise; none Ere so quIcktO discern | the truth, nor measure iactsTith more | iGteilIgeace than tLe Amerior people. Where 6 people unite in Gie body iu the expression of their ppfObA;iOe | by the bestowsl of such isRiled lem b.em of justice" Gs this, ell otter rewards
 and teslimC nials which a soiIer might | receive, seem to me insignificant ID con- | ps.ison.
 I. would be useless for mao attempt
 10 express in words my peEsGal sppre-
 cistIOn oi your good will. !. feel that ! you have h0noTei ne in thehighest de | gree by making me the IecepIeut of thls
 token of your good VIII, ani l accept II
 6s ep emblem chosen hy Its people of 6
 vast territory, Lot only fs testimonial
 to me alone. but more especially n rec osnitiou ot the services of that gallant body of men, who, 10 R recent srduOas | Indian campaign, Rch!ev'd most gTstiiy iug success. Aside iron its intrinsic ! worth-i.- beautiinl d.sign-Eroughf ID precious metals and eXecIt3i with irtis- tic skill-I prize far mce .hGn all else that spirit of generOGs consideration
 which prompted ou to iointOgetber ID
 70 graceful a compliment, Ed l shall
 treasure it with more tlan grateful sp- pTeciaiioD.
 On this occaaicn have but one re
 gre., and thas E, that the officers and aoldieEs who were ngggd in that worthy cause--sCms oi vhOl gave their lives in helping 10 sec1re pGce for this teFritory-cRnp0t te presen tO witness } this manifestation 4 your gratitude ; , and I would be less than worthy to , command such men did ] oI on this, as on all o. her occasions, acccd tO them , the full nea, ,ure Of praise mich their ' f.!thful seryices 50 richly desrve.
 D For tEe pas; twenty odd yeGf-, sl- ] though the nejarI;y of toePeople oi , ihls country have enjoyed biiHfni peace, g yet the life of our army hes ben one oi l clnost constant warfare; hnc none Can B appreciate better thsn you, wDse homes 8 rrs scattered through our r,n0te iTOa' } fer, the dangers and duties c thI5 Taa' s guard of civilization.
 | IT there Is G difficult problei in mIli' a tary science, It Is the subju1tion ot 6 To m EBIain race, and few, fl my, have |, been trained to war for u greter mum 1 Ter O, yehr5 tbsn the Apacs Indian @ tho for generations pss. hd roAms I'd e over this territory like feaI.u . ecourSe. To give ihe lsrgesdeRTee o - rrytection to the scattered Htiiementi ? If Arizona and New Mexico, nd at ih' 2 same time to SO organize and1!stilout' f the available military force 3 tc ttbi e hsrass md pursue, \ body ruthless 8 vsIriors over two thousand mes Of th' ' "a st rugged mouutsin contrs up0I T inc face of the globe, and fore them t' 8 surrender, was indeed a citeult task '- and there Dever wRs more i0oTiou5 O k faithful service rendered by ay body 9 - trooDs thsn that ot tb- Ctlices and s1l # diers who. in ;he weary morha of ih }. summer ef 1886, by their spiEi snd forii h tude alone secured peTmGnsn peace 10 q territory. 4 Resarding that campaign 1 need 70 y remind yoU-msny O. whom Be pioneer ,f sf riyiIizaiion-mary of vhor have los e relatives and friends, md wbee home 'e have been made desols:s trough Iu ?, dian depredglions, Bid al of who- ie must remember the erDrism Whie h D,evoileG among your psople-o' th y Changed condition of aHirs which hs n beeu wrought in your udst.
 . It was in April. 1886, ha. l was ei 70 ,iyn-d to the commando thIs miiitar )" departmen:-s trust uexpected sI ,e npsolicited-yet fully salized the de y rree of responsibility sn t5e obstacle IS that were to be enoounhed. At hrss of foupd much difficulty Q cOmmunics e, .ko,a olr,ct iunnaseall